BLISTERING

10 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What BLISTERING Means

adjective: harsh or corrosive in tone“an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
adjective: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters“blistering sun”
noun: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BLISTERING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 L1 I1 S1 T1 E1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In BLISTERING

662 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (5)

BLINGIEST BRISTLING GIRTLINES RELISTING TIRELINGS

8 letter words (37)

7 letter words (68)

6 letter words (121)

5 letter words (167)

4 letter words (168)

3 letter words (78)

BEG BEL BEN BES BET BIG BIN BIS BIT ELS ELT ENG ENS ERG ERN ERS EST GEL GEN GER GET GIB GIE GIN GIS GIT ING INS IRE ITS LEG LEI LES LET LIB LIE LIG LIN LIS LIT NEB NEG NET NIB NIE NIL NIS NIT REB REG REI REN RES RET RIB RIG RIN RIT SEG SEI SEL SEN SER SET SIB SIN SIR SIT SRI TEG TEL TEN TES TIE TIG TIL TIN TIS

2 letter words (18)

BE BI EL EN ER ES ET GI IN IS IT LI NE RE SI ST TE TI

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